Oscar Gobern
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Lee Gobern | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southampton | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ????–2008 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Southampton | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:00, 27 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Oscar Lee Gobern (born 26 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton, as a midfielder. He has an elder brother, Lewis Gobern, who currently plays for MK Dons.
Gobern was born in Birmingham and joined the Saints Academy from school. He made his league debut as a substitute at Deepdale against Preston North End on 1 November 2008[1] as the "Saints" came from 2–0 down to claim a 3–2 victory.[2]
On 17 September he joined in MK Dons on loan for one month,[3] making his debut as a 24th minute substitute against Walsall on 14 October. After the match, manager Paul Ince commented "We had a young lad in Oscar Gobern playing left-back, who I thought did a fantastic job."[4] Gobern also made a brief appearance as an 89th minute substitute against Gillingham on 17 October, when he played alongside his brother Lewis for the first time in a professional match.[5]
References
- ^ "Oscar winning performance". www.saintsfc.co.uk. 1 November 2008. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=10841. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Remember, Remember the 1st of November… McGoldrick, Surman and Pearce!". www.saintsfc.co.uk. 1 November 2008. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10843. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "INCE RECRUITS SAINT OSCAR". mkdons.com. 17 September 2009. http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1800015,00.html. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Full-Time: Mk Dons 1 Walsall 0". www.mkdons.com. 14 October 2009. http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1822885,00.html. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Full-Time: Mk Dons 2 Gillingham 0". www.mkdons.com. 17 October 2009. http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1822885,00.html. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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